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Liberal political systems are straining under the pressure imposed by authoritarian strong men undermining institutions, the rule of law, and the international system that governs relations between countries. Obvious examples include Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, but these issues stretch around the world from Brazil, to Hungary, to the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeople see this liberal collapse stemming from ‘populist’ leaders, working-class voters, and rogue states. But what if the threat to liberal democracy does not come from the outside, but from within?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiberal democracy and free market capitalism always go hand in hand – but it is capitalism that is responsible for the crisis of liberalism. In the modern world, democracy and competition have been replaced with oligarchy and monopoly. What we are left with is corporatocracy: societies governed by a tight-knit cartel of big monopolies, financiers, states, and international institutions. From technology to food, healthcare to capital, the decisions made by senior executives at the top of the world’s most powerful corporations increasingly determine the conditions of life for everyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVulture Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, Grace Blakeley takes on the world’s most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are a result of our capitalist system. And she shows how it is too full of contradictions for it to even be ‘fixed’ – instead, it must be replaced. 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Record corporate profits don’t trickle down to everyone else. And we aren’t empowered to make our own choices – they’re made for us every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking on the world’s most powerful figures and corporations – from JP Morgan to Boeing, Jeff Bezos to Donald Trump – \u003cem\u003eVulture Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the causes of our modern crisis to reveal the true motives of our capitalist system. 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We live in an era marked by war, climate crisis, political polarisation, and acute inequality—and yet many of us feel powerless to do anything about these profound issues. We've been assured that unfettered capitalism is necessary to ensure our freedom and prosperity but why, in our age of unchecked corporate power, are most of us living paycheck to paycheck? When the economy falters, why do governments bail out corporations and shareholders but leave everyday people in the dust?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, acclaimed journalist and progressive star on the rise Grace Blakeley exposes the corrupt system that is failing all around us, pulling back the curtain on the free-market mythology we have been sold. 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We have never experienced such an economic moment such as this one. The coronavirus pandemic heralded one of the most catastrophic financial crashes in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn March, stock markets collapsed. In April, unemployment figures skyrocketed and the price of oil went negative. Meanwhile, the human cost is recorded in an ever-spiralling death toll as the world, it seems, is in lockdown. Whatever happens, we can never go back to business as normal. 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